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Dog Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid remain hot titles in primary school, but where can a child who has exhausted them all be pointed to next? Jeff Kinney (Wimpy Kid books) and Dav Pilkey (author of the Dogman books) recommend Max and the Midknights and that might well be enough to persuade your child to give it a go.
A mix of traditional text and graphic novel elements, Max and the Midknights is set in the Middle Ages. Knights, wizards, peasants, magic, dragons and dastardly royalty feature strongly but these are given a modern take and important questions are also posed. Why should only boys become knights? Should children have to follow in the family profession? These points are not pushed unduly but deftly woven into the plot.
As so much of each page is in cartoon form, this would also be a good book for those who need to build their stamina toward longer books – it feels (and looks) like a chapter book but is a lot less demanding.
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Would you recommend the book for use in primary schools?
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